When IoT Met AI: The Intelligence of Things

The Intelligence of Things
June 28 2017
Fairmont San Jose
San Jose, CA

Guests Included:

Modar (JR) Alaoui
Founder and CEO, Eyeris

Artificial and emotional intelligence meet in new autonomous driving tech
Face-reading artificial intelligence technology has shown up in identification and security use cases. What applications would result if such an AI could also tell when people are psyched, depressed or confused? Read the full blog post with highlights from his interview at SiliconANGLE.com.

Jack McCauley
Chief Engineer / Co-Founder, Oculus VR

Lessons in virtual reality from a Guitar Hero
Woody Allen once said, “If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign that you’re not doing anything very innovative.” And in an industry that thrives on innovation, many technology companies are providing employees with the room to fail, learn and invent the products and services of the future. One company’s “failure” in consumer virtual reality is leading to new discoveries within the gaming industry, as well as the Internet of Things market. Read the full blog post with highlights from his interview at SiliconANGLE.com.

Shaun Moore
CEO and Founder, Chui

AI startup branches out — face recognition software knows if you’re drunk
When TrueFace.ai began using face recognition technology in its “smart doorbell,” it quickly found itself branching out to different use cases. First came expanded use in-home and then commercial security, said Shaun Moore, the startup’s founder and chief executive officer. Read the full blog post with highlights from his interview at SiliconANGLE.com.

Scott Noteboom
Co-Founder and CEO, Litbit

Purpose-trained AI flunky does the dirty work in diverse industries
There’s hopeful news for anyone who’s wished Siri could get up at 6:30 in the morning and go to work for them: A startup training artificial intelligence personas for industry verticals is honing in on the dream. Read the full blog post with highlights from his interview at SiliconANGLE.com.

Profiting from IoT data: Getting down and dirty in industry verticals
Why is Internet of Things so hyped even as very few companies see it bear fruit on their bottom lines? Read the full blog post with highlights from his interview at SiliconANGLE.com.

Dave Tang
SVP Corporate Marketing and Communications, Western Digital

Specializing apps in the big data-fast data virtuous cycle
Becoming a data-driven enterprise requires more than just parking data in a gigantic repository. “There’s big data, and there’s fast data,” said Dave Tang, senior vice president of corporate marketing and communications at Western Digital Corp. Read the full blog post with highlights from his interview at SiliconANGLE.com.

Mike Wilson
CEO, BriteThings

Intelligent electric sockets remember to turn stuff off when people don’t
Everybody knows plugged-in electric devices draw power even when turned off. But even greenies don’t remember to unplug them when not in use. It’s a hassle for human intelligence but a great job for artificial intelligence, according to Mike Wilson, chief executive officer at BriteThings Inc. Read the full blog post with highlights from his interview at SiliconANGLE.com.